20 MAR 2026 · Court Case

Daniel Gentry v. Calvin Thompson et al.

Fabricated: Case Law | Second of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum was nonexistent; Court noted unusual bullet-point formatting and counsel's failure to read the cited cases. || Fabricated: Case Law | Third of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum did not exist; Court concluded counsel relied on ChatGPT and did not verify the authority. || Fabricated: Case Law | One of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum did not exist as cited; Court found it was likely generated by ChatGPT and not checked by counsel. || Fabricated: Case Law | Fourth of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum was fabricated; the Court treated it as an AI-generated hallucination that went unchecked. || Fabricated: Case Law | Fifth of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum did not exist; counsel admitted using ChatGPT and failing to confirm the citations' validity. || Fabricated: Case Law | Sixth of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum was nonexistent; Court emphasized attorneys must read and verify every case they cite. || Fabricated: Case Law | Seventh of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum did not exist as cited; Court found objective Rule 11 violation based on failure to inquire. || Fabricated: Case Law | Eighth of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum was fabricated; Court noted supervisors bore responsibility for not noticing the hallucinations. || Fabricated: Case Law | Ninth of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum did not exist; Court determined the citations were likely produced by ChatGPT and unverified by counsel.

Court: E.D. LouisianaParty: LawyerTool: ChatGPT

⚠ Professional sanction imposedFine: 1250 USD

Secondary evidenceHarms: Hallucination in legal filingsIssuing institution: E.D. Louisiana

06 MAR 2026 · Court Case

Kattom v. Bondi

Fabricated: Case Law | Memorandum cited cases that did not exist; Court found multiple fabricated case citations generated in the filing. || False Quotes: Case Law | Memorandum included incorrect quotations attributed to cases; Court identified several incorrect quotations in the filing.

Court: W.D. LouisianaParty: LawyerTool: ChatGPT

Fine: 1000 USD

Secondary evidenceHarms: Hallucination in legal filingsIssuing institution: W.D. Louisiana

05 FEB 2026 · Court Case

Woodward Harbor L.L.C., et al. v. City of Mandeville

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited a non-existent case 'Wood v. City of Utica' to support a legal proposition; the Court found no such case at the cited reporter and concluded the citation was fabricated. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'Qutb v. Ramsey' with an incorrect reporter and circuit; the Court found the citation misrepresented the case (actual reference was not the cited 5th Cir. F. App'x citation). || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiffs included invented quotations and inaccurate summaries attributed to various authorities that the Court could not locate in the cited sources.

Court: E.D. LouisianaParty: Lawyer

Fine: 1000 USD

Secondary evidenceHarms: Hallucination in legal filingsIssuing institution: E.D. Louisiana

01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

Louisiana HB 230

Louisiana legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

Secondary evidenceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionIssuing institution: Issuing authority not identified

06 NOV 2025 · Court Case

Travis C. Mills et al. v. Rocket Mortgage LLC et al.

Fabricated: Case Law | Court found multiple citations to cases that do not exist in plaintiffs' filings, likely generated by GenAI. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Court identified mischaracterizations of existing cases and incorrect citations in plaintiffs' submissions.

Court: W.D. LouisianaParty: Pro Se Litigant

Secondary evidenceHarms: Hallucination in legal filingsIssuing institution: W.D. Louisiana

23 OCT 2025 · Court Case

In re: Sanctions Order of Kenney

Fabricated: Case Law | Court found 'Burns v. State, 813 So.2d 574 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2001)' was entirely fabricated by generative AI and did not exist; reporter/page numbers pointed to unrelated cases. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court found 'Smith v. Christus St. Patrick Hosp., 20-306 (La. App. 3 Cir. 11/3/20), 308 So.3d 1216' was fabricated by AI and the reporter/page numbers referenced an unrelated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court found 'Doe v. Southwest Louisiana Hosp. Ass'n, 02-180 (La. App. 3 Cir. 7/10/02), 833 So.2d 1136' was fabricated by AI; referenced reporter/page numbers pointed to unrelated decisions. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court determined plaintiff's filing contained a false/altered quotation attributed to Thomas v. Reg'l Health Sys. of Acadiana and an incorrect reporter citation; quotation not found in the actual opinion. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Court found counsel misrepresented the holding of Acara v. Banks by asserting it supports that HIPAA violations may serve as evidence of standard of care in state tort claims; Acara does not support that proposition.

Court: CA LouisianaParty: LawyerTool: ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google

⚠ Professional sanction imposedFine: 1368 USD

Secondary evidenceHarms: Hallucination in legal filingsIssuing institution: CA Louisiana

02 OCT 2025 · Court Case

Robenson Lafontant v. Coolidge-CLK St. Germaine

Misrepresented: Case Law | Cited Boudreaux v. Boudreaux to support tenant-rights and non-waiver-by-continued-occupancy propositions, but the cited case concerns whether a principal was a statutory employer; the opinion's holding was misrepresented. || Fabricated: Case Law | Cited 'Miller v. Housing Authority of New Orleans' for constructive eviction and rent-withholding; court could not locate the case and reporter/volume pointed to unrelated Rosen decision; court concluded the citation was fabricated/AI-generated.

Court: E.D. LouisianaParty: Lawyer

⚠ Professional sanction imposedFine: 1000 USD

Secondary evidenceHarms: Hallucination in legal filingsIssuing institution: E.D. Louisiana

28 AUG 2025 · Court Case

Lee v. R&R Home Care, Inc.

Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified a fabricated case citation attributed to "Roman Catholic Church of Archdiocese of New Orleans v. Louisiana Health Serv. & Indem. Co., No. 20-1361, 2021 WL 1080684," which does not exist and whose cited Westlaw and docket numbers correspond to unrelated cases. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court found a quoted passage attributed to Hermann Hospital v. MEBA Medical & Benefits Plan (5th Cir.) does not appear in Hermann or any case the court could locate.

Court: E.D. LouisianaParty: LawyerTool: Google Gemini

⚠ Professional sanction imposedFine: 1000 USD

Secondary evidenceHarms: Hallucination in legal filingsIssuing institution: E.D. Louisiana

11 AUG 2025 · Court Case

Herr v. Elos Environmental, LLC

False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed the phrase and holding about 'clearly contradicted' sworn testimony to Wilson v. Volkswagen; the court found Wilson contains no such discussion. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a nonexistent E.D. Pa. case; the WL citation retrieves an SEC filing, no case by that name exists, and docket 12-6437 is a different case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a Fifth Circuit decision that does not exist at the given citation; 646 F. App'x 328 is a Fourth Circuit case (Visintine v. Atkinson) and does not address discovery.

Court: E.D. LouisianaParty: Pro Se Litigant

Secondary evidenceHarms: Hallucination in legal filingsIssuing institution: E.D. Louisiana

31 MAY 2024 · Other

Louisiana (2024) HCR 66

Requests the Joint Legislative Committee on Technology and Cybersecurity to study and recommend AI use and regulation. Requires data and testimony solicitation. Instructs the committee to make annual policy recommendation reports to the Louisiana legislature.

Official materialFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+2Official source · legis.la.gov ↗

08 JAN 2024 · Law / Act

Louisiana Senate Bill 6

Enacts a law criminalizing the intentional dissemination or sale of AI-generated nude images of identifiable individuals without authorization. Exempts certain service providers from liability. Defines "another person" as a recognizable individual depicted in the images.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+2Official source · legis.la.gov ↗

06 DEC 2023 · Other

Louisiana SCR 49

Urges the Joint Legislative Committee on Technology and Cybersecurity to study AI's impact on operations, procurement, and policy. Requires a written report with recommendations submitted to relevant committees 60 days before Louisiana's 2024 Regular Session. Solicits input from several governmental and industry entities.

Official materialFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+2Official source · legis.la.gov ↗